- the immediate descendant or descendants of a person, animal, etc; progeny
- a product, outcome, or result
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off•spring /ˈɔfˌsprɪŋ, ˈɑf-/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -spring.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- children or young of a particular parent;
descendants. - a child or animal in relation to its parent or parents.
- product;
result:That device is the offspring of her inventive mind.
off•spring
(ôf′spring′, of′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -spring, -springs.
- children or young of a particular parent or progenitor.
- a child or animal in relation to its parent or parents.
- a descendant.
- descendants collectively.
- the product, result, or effect of something:the offspring of an inventive mind.
- bef. 950; Middle English; Old English ofspring; see off, of1, spring (verb, verbal)
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offspring /ˈɒfˌsprɪŋ/ n
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